Do you name your bikes?

[ASammy1]

My bike's name is Onyx. It's black with a hint of blue here and there.

I name everything, so it was natural for me to name my bike. My car's name is Snow White! Everything thing that I name seems to have a color reference..

[Pink Diva]

I'm one that doesn't really name things that don't have a heartbeat, but I do plan on naming all my bikes (I have three...going to be four soon, but that one's a very old, used bike for my trainer only). I found a name for my Orbea Onix...she's Carrie, a little flighty and a chick that gets around, but she's totally loyal to her friends (ie. ME!). I haven't gotten around to riding my MTB or my hybrid enough to get a 'feel' for names, but that'll come by summer time I'm sure

[MartianDestiny]

Yes. I don't know why, but I tend to name things I really like and spend a lot of time with. *shrugs*. My bikes are officially "christened" when they first draw blood There's:

Cougar (which left a very nice "claw" mark down my shin)
Prez (purchased on election day)
Oxymoron (the extra small Giant)
Vendetta (Vee for short)

I seem to stick to masculine pronouns for all but Oxymoron; no idea why.

O, yes, and I'm typing this on ShiKhar (Spock's birth city in Star Trek) the MacBook.

[indysteel]

I do, but I'm not sure why exactly. I started calling my Bianchi "Sprout" after my BF at the time referred to her as the little green bike. I got a new bike just last week and haven't quite settled on a name. My current BF and I have thrown a bunch of stuff around. For whatever reason, he referred to the bike jokingly as "Nugget"--I think because it's really small--and I have a feeling it might stick, mostly because it makes me laugh.

I don't refer to my bikes all the time by name. It's much more sporadic than that. Usually, I just call it "baby" or "The Bike." I will say that I do feel very emotionally attached to them, in a way that I'm not attached to my house or car.

[salsabike]

No.

[limewave]

I don't. But DH does.

[roadie gal]

I tend to name only living things. My bikes have handling quirks, but not real personalities. I'll refer to them as "the road bike", "the tri bike" or "the mountain bike".

But... a friend of mine had a Ford Expedition SUV that was a light gray. That car was so big it deserved a name. So it became "Moby".

[SJCzar]

Definitely !!!!

Since I always refer to my bikes by their names, and not the make, even the people at my LBS know who's who. They actually named one of them for me when I purchased it there.

Road Bike - Natalie Jean
Mountain Bike - Naomi Grace
Single Speed - Newton Henry

[Karma007]

My new bike is still kind of in between. It's real name is "My Alibi" (after my grandfather's boat) but it is generally referred to as "Bicycle", as in proper noun. "I'm taking Bicycle out". I would like something catchy, but it has to fit.

[7rider]

We just refer to them by their brand or model names...same thing with the cars.

[fidlfreek]

I name things that I feel a connection to. And I definitely feel that w/ my bikes! Especially apparent now that I've sold my first bike, who I miss dearly. Her name was Sexy Purple.

Currently my road - the Look 585 - is affectionately known as Frenchie. I'm getting a Surly 1X1 setup like a townie this weekend. And I'm thinking her name is going to be Sparkle. Though we won't know til we bond. I also name my BFs bikes - Great White - the white giant mtb who has white richie bar and stem, and Super Sonic Speed Machine - the Scott Addict.

Its all about emotional connection.

[crazycanuck]

Oddly enough, I thought of this thread this morning when i went past a street sweeping vehicle..named "betsy"

[arielmoon]

My bike is named Dara (as in Torres) and my car is named Sookie (as in Stackhouse).

[Trek420]

Yes!
My bikes:
Motobecane Mixte with flip flop hub - "Mixte fixte"
GT Outpost trail commuter mobile - "Bradley" da' tank.
Mondonico - "Menace" 'cause she's lavender

Knott's bikes:
Waterford Cross (bought right here on TE ) - "Flossie" short for Flosshilde
Surly Crosscheck "Crow"
Giant (see lugged steel beauty thread) - was "Cedar" now "Red Cedar"

Knott's son's bike:
a Kona and I don't know if it's named

[Ann G]

I describe my bikes as "the recumbent" and "the upright," so they aren't really names, even though I'm fond of both of them. I used to play the guitar a lot more often than I have in recent years, and got a used Martin D-35 twelve string. Very beautiful guitar. I used to call him Martin, and referred to him in the masculine gender.